H.R. 2312 · 119th Congress · pending
Tipped Employee Protection Act
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 2312 is postponed.
Latest official action 2026-01-13 · Unknown
The bill, briefly
Tipped Employee Protection Act This bill modifies the definition of a tipped employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to exclude consideration of an employee's duties when determining if the employee is a tipped employee. Under current law, tipped employees may be paid less than the federal minimum wage (currently $7.25 an hour), but the total of their cash wage and tips must be at least equal to the federal minimum wage. Under the FLSA, a tipped employee is currently a worker who customarily and regularly receives more than $30 a month in tips. The bill broadens the definition of tipped employee to include any worker who receives tips and other cash wages for a work period at a rate that is at least the federal minimum wage, without regard to the duties of the employee. Under the bill, the work period is a work period that is determined by the employer.
Congressional Research Service · 2025-12-30
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Steve Womack
House · AR District 3 · Republican
$921,344PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Michael Baumgartner
House · WA District 5 · Republican
$392,394PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bruce Westerman
House · AR District 4 · Republican
$1,139,919PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Glenn Grothman
House · WI District 6 · Republican
$312,494PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Julia Letlow
House · LA District 5 · Republican
$908,493PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark B. Messmer
House · IN District 8 · Republican
$476,244PAC receipts · 2025–2026
6 of 6 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$48,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$46,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $8,500
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$45,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$40,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$40,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,458
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $4,994
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $9,494
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,994
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $9,994
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $4,994
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · -$6
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $4,994
Official PAC recordERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$39,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $4,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordREPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC$38,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $15,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$37,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $15,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordTHE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$37,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$35,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $7,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$35,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$35,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$31,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordTHE BOEING COMPANY PAC$31,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $9,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordUNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$31,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $2,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$30,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$30,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$29,750
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $10,250
Official PAC recordTHE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $4,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $4,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$29,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $3,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$29,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordLOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $9,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$29,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $8,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$29,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $2,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $7,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$28,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$27,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$27,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $2,500
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$27,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $6,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $1,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $3,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$26,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $3,500
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $3,500
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$26,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SUGAR CANE LEAGUE OF USA, INC PAC$25,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $3,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$25,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC)$25,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $5,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $6,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $1,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC)$24,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $3,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordWINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $10,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $1,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $2,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark B. Messmer · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION$23,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $1,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordUNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$23,500
Steve Womack · Sponsor · $4,000
Michael Baumgartner · Cosponsor · $4,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $4,000
Bruce Westerman · Cosponsor · $7,000
Glenn Grothman · Cosponsor · $1,000
Julia Letlow · Cosponsor · $3,500
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.